But lawyers endure these troubles, submitting themselves to the extravagances, embarrassments, and even villany of the bad subjects among their clients' families, with a good-humoured patience that is truly wonderful.

That, however, was all over now as regarded Mr.Green and the Amedrozes, and he had nothing further to do but to save for the father what relics of the property he might secure.

And he was also legal adviser to our friend Will Belton, there having been some old family connection among them, and had often endeavoured to impress upon his old client at Belton Castle his own strong conviction that the heir was a generous fellow, who might be trusted in everything.

But this had been taken amiss by the old squire, who, indeed, was too much disposed to take all things amiss and to suspect everybody.

"I understand," he had said to his daughter.